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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the beef currently being exported to the United States of America is in carcass form or in the form of processed cuts; and if this situation will continue into the future. [12810/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties were imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the single payment scheme in 2012; the reason the remainder of that person's entitlements were not paid. [12765/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made representations to the European Union regarding the reclassification of dogfish to remove this species from the classification of shark, in order to allow Irish fishermen to fish this species again. [13077/15]

High Pay and Wealth Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I welcome Deputy Broughan's Bill and commend him for bringing it forward. It is a very modest proposal to establish within the CSO a body to gather information on high pay and wealth. I am sure it will be met with ridicule by some and angry outbursts by others. The reaction tells us more about those people than it does about this sensible suggestion. Very soon, people across this State...

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: Answer the question put for once.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I support Deputy Boyd Barrett on that. The phrase "fit and proper" has other connotations rather than qualified and vetted, so I support the amendment.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 32:In page 24, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “Review of operation of Act 23. The Minister shall— (a) not later than 2 years after this section comes into operation, commence a review of the operation of this Act, and (b) not later than 12 months after its commencement, make a report to each House of the Oireachtas of the findings made...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: The purpose of this amendment is to put in place a timeframe in respect of review of the Act. It would also address concerns raised by other Deputies. Acceptance of the amendment would ensure that issues arising in terms of implementation of the Act could be addressed at a particular time. If the amendment is not accepted I will withdraw it but propose to resubmit it for Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the single payment to special protection areas for the years 2008 to 2014, inclusive, in tabular form and by county. [12500/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single payments or other entitlements of farmers in special protection areas have been adversely impacted upon or if the farmers have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [12501/15]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill, if implemented and carried out to the letter, can make a difference. It needs to be supported in that regard. Measures to alleviate the effects of climate change and to lower our carbon emissions are becoming more urgent and necessary as the years pass. In my constituency of Kerry, we are very aware of the effects of climate change,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I thank the BIM officials for the report. I have almost identical concerns to Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív about the plight of over 80% of those involved in the industry. This affects every little coastal pier in the west, the south west and on the east coast. Much of the local economy depends on what is produced by the small operator. There is nothing coming either from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: If the fish being caught off the Irish coast were landed in Ireland, the knock-on effect and added value would be astronomical. This would be the case even if only the big Irish boats landed their catches. However, there seems to be no sense of loyalty or patriotism in this regard. Killybegs is one of the finest ports in the country with fantastic infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: That is if it gets €10 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: I wish to make a personal observation in response to some of the comments. It is all down to distribution of the quotas. When a very small number of vessels is the beneficiary of a national quota then one has a serious problem. The committee heard there were 60,000 dairy producers 15 to 20 years ago and now there are 17,000. One could ask whether that is beneficial to the country and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2013: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: It does not matter. It is just an observation anyway. There are social consequences involved in ring-fencing quota for a select few to the detriment of the overwhelming majority.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a response from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor in respect of an issue of alleged milk quota fraud, for which a final report by his Department was received by that Office on or before 4 June 2014. [11182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single farm payment for 2014, per county. [11522/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers under the special designated areas scheme have had their payments or other entitlements under the single payments scheme adversely impacted upon or if they have been penalised because of the designation of their lands. [11567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Martin Ferris: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the single payment scheme, to designated areas, by county, from 2008 to 2014. [11569/15]